Statement I : MTP is considered relatively safe during the first trimester of pregnancy.\ Statement

Question

Statement I : MTP is considered relatively safe during the first trimester of pregnancy.\ Statement II : MTP is done to get rid of unwanted pregnancies.\

Professor PC Thomas Classes · Answer

(a) : MTP is the termination of pregnancy before the fetus becomes viable. It is done to get rid of unwanted pregnancies and is comparatively safe upto first trimester ( 12 weeks) of pregnancy. After the first trimester, MTP becomes more risky as the fetus becomes intimately associated with the maternal tissues.